Gempeler Round Barn
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Gempeler Round Barn | |
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| Nearest city | Orfordville, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°WCoordinates: 42°39′50″N 89°19′50″W / 42.66389°N 89.33056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | Hagse Brothers |
| MPS | Centric Barns in Rock County TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000110[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1979 |
The Gempeler Round Barn near Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States, is a round barn that was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.[1]
The barn has a 68-foot diameter. It is "significant for its ingenious construction, with its main story supported by an inverse pylon made up of an oak trunk upside down in the center of the basement."[2]:10
See also
- Risum Round Barn, nearby, also NRHP-listed
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Nancy Belle Douglas (November 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Centric Barns in Rock County TR" (PDF). National Park Service.
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